5830 - STUDENT FUND-RAISING
Student fund-raising in school, on school property, or at any school-sponsored event is permitted only when the profit is to be used for school purposes or for an activity connected with the schools.
School and student fund-raising activities serve two (2) general purposes, to:
A. promote the education, general welfare, and morale of students; and
B. finance the legitimate extra-curricular activities of the student body in order to augment, but not conflict with, the educational program provided by the School Board.
A. It is the responsibility of the principal to follow the Manual of Internal Fund Accounting for Elementary and Secondary Schools in approving for school-sponsored fundraisers.
1. All allowable fund-raising activities must be approved by the principal.
2. Written authorization from the Region Superintendent is also required for fund-raising activities in the community.
3. All applications for approval of fund-raising activities must specify the following:
a. the times and places in which the fund-raising activity will be conducted;
b. the specific costs of the fund-raising merchandise/activity; and
c. the specific purpose intended for the funds being raised.
Accounting: Advertising revenues must be properly reported and accounted for.
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All appropriate Board accounting procedures shall be followed. Policy **6610** requires that all monies collected or disbursed by school personnel or by students within a school, in connection with the school program, for the benefit of that school, a class, or department shall be recorded in the school's internal funds.
Student fund-raising in school, on school property, or at any school-sponsored event is permitted only when the profit is to be used for school purposes or for an activity connected with the schools.
School and student fund-raising activities serve two (2) general purposes, to:
A. promote the education, general welfare, and morale of students; and
B. finance the legitimate extra-curricular activities of the student body in order to augment, but not conflict with, the educational program provided by the School Board.
See 6610 Internal Accounts - The School Board of Miami-Dade County
A. It is the responsibility of the principal to follow the Manual of Internal Fund Accounting for Elementary and Secondary Schools in approving for school-sponsored fundraisers.
1. All allowable fund-raising activities must be approved by the principal.
2. Written authorization from the Region Superintendent is also required for fund-raising activities in the community.
3. All applications for approval of fund-raising activities must specify the following:
a. the times and places in which the fund-raising activity will be conducted;
b. the specific costs of the fund-raising merchandise/activity; and
c. the specific purpose intended for the funds being raised.
MDCPS School Board Rule 9700.01 - ADVERTISING AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
b. Advertisements may appear: 2) in publications, including but not limited to school site web sites, GMAC and MSAP websites, newsletters, newspapers, and yearbooks.
Accounting: Advertising revenues must be properly reported and accounted for.
See also: http://ehandbooks.dadeschools.net/policies/12.pdf